難なん癖くせを付つける

Meanings

1

expression, ichidan verb

Used when someone unfairly or unreasonably criticizes or blames another person, often implying the fault-finding is excessive or unjustified.

彼かれはいつも私わたしの仕し事ごとに難なん癖くせを付つける。
He always finds fault with my work.

そんな

小ちい

さな

ミス

に

難癖へい

を

付つ

け

ない

で

ください

。

Please don't nitpick such a small mistake.

Written forms

難なん癖くせを付つける
Standard kanji spelling.
難なん癖くせをつける
Kana spelling of the particle を; common in everyday writing.

Kanji

難difficult, impossible, trouble
癖mannerism, habit, vice
付adhere, attach, refer to

Similar words

文もん句くを言いう
文句を言う is a general expression for complaining or voicing dissatisfaction, while 難癖を付ける specifically implies finding fault in a nitpicky or unreasonable way.
咎とがめる
咎める means to blame or reproach, often with a moral or corrective tone, whereas 難癖を付ける suggests unfair or excessive fault-finding.

Etymology

Compound of 難癖 (なんくせ, 'fault; flaw') + を + 付ける (つける, 'to attach'). Literally 'to attach a fault', the phrase is used idiomatically to mean finding fault with someone or something.